Common-Core Commentaries

It will take more than computer-based tests to truly assess students' math abilities, Hugh Burkhardt writes.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
Online learning communities will help make the transition to the common-core standards easier, Christine Newell writes.
September 11, 2012 - Education Week
A French teacher explains how taking lessons in Japanese gave him a new perspective on his own instruction.
September 5, 2012 - Teacher (Web)
State leaders who make smart choices can shepherd standards implementation in a cost-effective manner, write Patrick J. Murphy and Elliot M. Regenstein.
August 28, 2012 - Education Week
High school English teacher Paul Barnwell says the common standards fall short in addressing essential components of literacy today.
August 22, 2012 - Teacher (Web)
Textbooks are expensive, outdated, and stifling to creativity, says a veteran English teacher. And worst of all, they don't promote a love of reading.
August 8, 2012 - Teacher
Beverlee Jobrack explains how schools can identify effective teaching materials as they embark on the implementation of the standards.
August 7, 2012 - Education Week
Teachers need to "own" the common standards, too, if standards are going to improve learning, John Ewing writes.
August 2, 2012 - Education Week
To raise achievement, schools should embrace research on the best ways to motivate and engage students, leaders of Jobs for the Future write.
July 31, 2012 - Education Week
The common-core math standards could revolutionize instruction, but it will depend on the follow-through, writes William Schmidt.
July 17, 2012 - Education Week

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